Cairo

University
Faculty of
Engineering

Electronics and
Electrical
Communications
Engineering Department

2nd Year Two-Semester B.Sc. Program in Computer Engineering

1435-1436 H (2014-2015) Term 1
ELC 225-1A Electronic and Digital Circuits - Final Exam 2 Hours
Sunday Rabia Al-Awaal 13th, 1436 H (January 4th, 2015)
The Exam consists of FIVE Questions
Question 1 Electronic Systems (10 minutes)
[8 marks] Indicate whether each statement is TRUE or FALSE. Copying the statements to the answer
sheet is not required, just write its number (a) to (h), and write either True or False next to it.
a. All real engineering systems are interdisciplinary in nature, and involve a wide range of
engineering skills and techniques.
b. A systematic approach to the design of complex electronic systems looks at the characteristics of
the complete system.
c. An electronic system can be defined as any closed volume of electronic circuits for which all the
inputs and output are known.
d. A simple electronic system specification is to describe its inputs and outputs, and describe the
input-output relationship.
e. The physical nature of a system input or output is independent of where the boundaries of the
system are defined.
f. The microphone is a typical electronic sensor device.
g. A practical multiple-valued digital voltage signal assumes a finite number of discrete voltage
levels.
h. An actuator is a signal source device in electronic systems.
Question 2 Amplification (15 minutes)
a. [6 marks] Consider an amplifier circuit with = 100, = 220 k, and = 12 , a voltage
source = 15 mV with internal resistance = 20 k connected to its input, and a load
resistance = 8 connected to its output. Evaluate the input and output voltages of the
amplifier, and the output power dissipated at the load resistance.
b. [2 marks] An amplifier circuit has a mid-band gain of 22 dB. What will be its gain in dB at its
upper cut-off frequency?

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Question 3 Field-Effect Transistors (40 minutes)

a. [2 marks] Explain the difference between the depletion and enhancement FET, and the difference
between the JFET and the MOSFET.
b. [2 marks] Sketch the transfer characteristics describing the gate-to-source voltage and the
saturation drain-to-source current relationship in n-channel enhancement MOSFETs.
c. [6 marks] The n-channel enhancement MOSFET shown in Fig. 1 is designed to have the
following parameters: = 100 2 , = 32, and = 0.7 . Assume that the
values of the DC voltage sources are: Vaa = 2.5 , and Vdd = 5 , and that = 3 and
= 0.4 . Compute the value of the resistances R d and R S .
d. Assume that the n-channel enhancement MOSFET in part (c) connected in the amplifier circuit
shown in Fig. 2, where 1 = 310 k, 2 = 90 k, = 820 , = 22 F, and = 100 .
i.
[6 marks] Determine the DC gate-to-source voltage, drain-to-source current, and drain-tosource voltage of the MOSFET. What is the region of operation of the MOSFET?
ii. [8 marks] Determine the small-signal input resistance, output resistance, voltage gain and
low-frequency cut-off of the amplifier circuit.
Question 4 Bipolar Junction Transistors (40 minutes)
a. [2 marks] Sketch the transfer characteristics describing the collector-to-emitter voltage and the
collector current relationship for various values of constant base current in npn BJTs.
b. [8 marks] The npn BJT shown in Fig. 3 is designed to have = 100 and = 100 . Assume
that = 1 , and = 100 . Determine the DC collector current, base current, and
collector-to-emitter voltage of the BJT. What is the region of operation of the BJT?
c. Assume that the npn BJT in part (b) is connected in the amplifier circuit shown in Fig. 4, and that
1 = 31 k, 2 = 9 k, = 820 , = 2.2 ,, and = 22 F.
i.
[6 marks] Determine the DC collector current, base current, and collector-to-emitter
voltage of the BJT. What is the region of operation of the BJT?
iii. [8 marks] Determine the small-signal input resistance, output resistance, voltage gain and
low-frequency cut-off of the amplifier circuit.
Question 5 Operational Amplifiers (15 minutes)
a. [4 marks] For the circuit shown in Fig. 5.a, find the transfer function . What is the transfer
function if the resistance 2 is replaced by a capacitor ?
b. [4 marks] For the circuit shown in Fig. 5.b, derive and expression of as a function of 1and 2.
What is the condition for the circuit to function as a difference amplifier?

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